Where does “cribbage” come from?
Cribbage derives from English crib, a word of uncertain ultimate origin tracing back through Middle English crib and Old English cribb to Proto-Germanic kribjǭ, with a root in Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- or ger-.
cribbage (English): A point-counting card game for two players, with...
Definitions
- A point-counting card game for two players, with...
Ancestry of “cribbage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | crib | A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often... |
| 2 | Middle English | crib | — |
| 3 | Old English | crib | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kribjǭ | a wickerwork; crate; wooden trough; manger; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | grebʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |